‘Greater Love Hath No Man:’ Marines in Congress request Camp Reasoner sign be sent from Vietnam to the US
“If you were a reconnaissance Marine and you served in Vietnam, at one time or another you set foot in Camp Reasoner."
“If you were a reconnaissance Marine and you served in Vietnam, at one time or another you set foot in Camp Reasoner."
A bipartisan group of senators has submitted a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to once again push to add the names of the “Lost 74” — the sailors killed aboard the Evans — to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
The monument honors the nearly 5,000 pilots, crew members killed in Vietnam.
Retired Marine Col. Wesley Fox will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
Nearly three years ago, Thy Cavagnaro set off on a mission: find every Vietnam War veteran in Barnegat and thank him for his service.
The pins are available to all who served on active duty during the Vietnam War period, regardless of duty or location.
The head of the Vietnam War Commemoration office on its work to honor veterans on March 29 ... and throughout the coming years.
The certificates are available through the same Defense Department-backed group that offers lapel pins to Vietnam War-period veterans.
Retired Marine John Canley’s actions during the battle of Hue City in Vietnam in 1968 has him one step away from receiving a Medal of Honor.
The aluminum-hulled M113, intended to be amphibious and air transportable, was considerably lighter than its predecessor, the M59.
Vice Adm. Elmo “Bud” Zumwalt realized he had to inject new vigor into waterborne operations and devise a more effective strategy to abandon search-and-destroy tactics.
Modifications to the aluminum-hulled vessels improved the P-4’s air defense but had a downside.
The M19 was favored by the Marines — even though 10 pounds heavier and less accurate than the M2.
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Gen. Creighton Abrams Jr. challenged President Richard Nixon, a move for which men on the ground would forever be grateful.